Rhythm

Front 1

Additive

Back 1

System builds rhythm by adding together units of time

Front 2

Triplet

Back 2

a triplet shortens the duration of a note value slightly, and allows you to divide a whole into three equal parts. By joining the three notes together with a curved line (called a slur) and adding a 3 above or below, we can indicate that those three notes should be played during the time that one or two notes are usually sounded.

Front 3

syncopation

Back 3

a momentary contradiction of the prevailing meter or pulse

Front 4

Hemiola

Back 4

rhythmic pattern incorproating the ratio of 3:2

Front 5

polyrhythm

Back 5

the simultaneous use of two or more rhythms which are seeming unrelated, or which are perceived as belonging to different meters; sometimes also known as cross-rhythm

Front 6

polymeter

Back 6

the simultaenous use of two or more meters